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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books An Enlightening Commentary into the Light of the Holy Qur'an vol. 5 Section 2: Creation of Adam and the Defiance of Satan Adam's creation -Angels were ordered to prostrate before Adam -The defiance of Satan - The Satan cast out - Adam beguiled by the Satan -Adam's seeking Allah’s pardon.

Surah Al-‘A’raf, Verse 11 وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَاكُمْ ثُمَّ صَوَّرْنَاكُمْ ثُمَّ قُلْنَا لِلْمَلآئِكَةِ اسْجُدُواْ لآدَمَ فَسَجَدُواْ إِلاَّ إِبْلِيسَ لَمْ يَكُن مِّنَ السَّاجِدِينَ 11.

"And indeed We created you, then We fashioned you, then We said to the angels: "Prostrate yourselves unto Adam.' So they (all) did prostrate themselves except lblees; he was not of the prostrating ones." The Story of Satan's Disobedience The creation of man and his being fashioned is referred to in seven Suras of the Qur'an.

In the current verse, Allah says: "And indeed We created you, then We fashioned you, then We said to the angels: 'Prostrate yourselves unto Adam.' So they (all) did prostrate themselves except lblees; he was not of the prostrating ones." All angels, including Iblis who was in their row, while he was not from among them, were commanded to prostrate themselves unto Adam, the first ancestor of the whole human beings. They totally accepted and eagerly obeyed the command of Allah*,* except Iblis.

The prostration of the angels for Adam was not done in the sense of 'prostration of worship', because the act of being worshipped is specific to Allah alone. Then, prostration here is for humility and modesty. Surah Al-‘A’raf, Verse 12 قَالَ مَا مَنَعَكَ أَلاَّ تَسْجُدَ إِذْ أَمَرْتُكَ قَالَ أَنَاْ خَيْرٌ مِّنْهُ خَلَقْتَنِي مِن نَّارٍ وَخَلَقْتَهُ مِن طِينٍ 12. "He said: ' What prevented you that you did not prostrate when I commanded you?' He said: 'I am better than him.

You created me of fire while You created him of clay '." This verse indicates that Allah called Iblis to account for the disobedience and rebellion he showed, and He asked him about the reason for which he refused prostration when He commanded him to prostrate. The verse says: "He said: ' What prevented you that you did not prostrate when I commanded you? ' ..." In answer to this question, Iblis resorted to an implausible excuse, as the verse points out: "... He said: ' I am better than him.

You created me of fire while You created him of clay'." Iblis imagined, as if, fire is superior to clay. This was one of the greatest faults of Iblis.

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